<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADR3XOJ36NA/caroline-alexander</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Caroline Alexander - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADR3XOJ36NA/caroline-alexander</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:56:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADR3XOJ36NA/caroline-alexander.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran Mull Another Round of Peace Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil falls on potential for negotiations]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-14/us-and-iran-mull-another-round-of-peace-talks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-14/us-and-iran-mull-another-round-of-peace-talks</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaTHvei1EU3I/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iaTHvei1EU3I/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, UAE in March. Photographer: Altaf Qadri/AP Photo</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Toll of the Iran War Is Hitting Home in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-27/the-toll-of-the-iran-war-is-hitting-home-in-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-27/the-toll-of-the-iran-war-is-hitting-home-in-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8y4PqBKHMPI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8y4PqBKHMPI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Flags of the European Union outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The ECB kept interest rates unchanged for a sixth meeting as it seeks clarity on how damaging the war in Iran will prove for inflation and the economy. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s War to Crush Hezbollah Leaves a Weakened Lebanon Near Ruin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and huge swathes of land lie in ruins, but Beirut is virtually powerless to protect its people.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-20/lebanon-rebukes-iran-as-israel-strikes-on-hezbollah-escalate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-03-20/lebanon-rebukes-iran-as-israel-strikes-on-hezbollah-escalate</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:01:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2z8qxeRcsHk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2z8qxeRcsHk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>People escape an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut&apos;s Bashura neighborhood on March 12. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Allies in Europe and Asia Aren’t Rushing to Help Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-16/us-allies-in-europe-and-asia-aren-t-rushing-to-help-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-16/us-allies-in-europe-and-asia-aren-t-rushing-to-help-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:00:03 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itt.zwgPJiCA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itt.zwgPJiCA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Trump said he could delay his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview with the US president.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Plans a New Supreme Leader `as Soon as Possible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-05/iran-plans-a-new-supreme-leader-as-soon-as-possible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-05/iran-plans-a-new-supreme-leader-as-soon-as-possible</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCVxfxnJzdK8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCVxfxnJzdK8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Six days after Ali Khamenei’s assassination, the decision on Iran’s next supreme leader remains in flux. Photographer: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran and US High-Stakes Nuclear Talks Continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-26/iran-and-us-high-stakes-nuclear-talks-continue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-26/iran-and-us-high-stakes-nuclear-talks-continue</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:29:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_XGAbQo2mtg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_XGAbQo2mtg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Oman&apos;s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, right, holds a meeting with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, center, and Jared Kushner, as part of the ongoing Iranian-American negotiations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 26. Foreign Ministry of Oman</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron Takes On US Tech Giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-18/emmanuel-macron-takes-on-us-tech-giants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-18/emmanuel-macron-takes-on-us-tech-giants</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:50:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itjNiezl0XXg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itjNiezl0XXg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Emmanuel Macron, France&apos;s president, at an informal European Union (EU) leaders retreat at Alden Biesen Castle in Rijkhoven, Belgium, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. EU leaders are to discuss ways to bolster the single market amid new geoeconomic challenges. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europeans Are in ‘New Phase of Open Conflict,’ Merz Tells Allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-13/europeans-are-in-new-phase-of-open-conflict-merz-tells-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-13/europeans-are-in-new-phase-of-open-conflict-merz-tells-allies</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i82oSscTYIjY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i82oSscTYIjY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Friedrich Merz, Germany&apos;s chancellor, at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Nuclear deterrence is set to be a hot topic at the conference.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Round of Iran, US Indirect Talks End on Positive Note]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-06/iran-us-indirect-talks-end-on-positive-note-evening-briefing-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-06/iran-us-indirect-talks-end-on-positive-note-evening-briefing-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Duggan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:33:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbZrAuUvHKI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbZrAuUvHKI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Iran&apos;s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, in Muscat, Oman, on Feb. 6. Iranian Foreign Ministry</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-28/trump-ratchets-up-pressure-on-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-28/trump-ratchets-up-pressure-on-iran</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:03:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV6J7kz4gxNE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV6J7kz4gxNE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Trump threw his support behind a legislative proposal that would expand sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline as he looked to build support for his economic record with a crowd that included farmers in Iowa. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Says He Wants to Get Greenland, Without  ‘Excessive Force’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-21/trump-says-he-wants-to-get-greenland-without-excessive-force</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-21/trump-says-he-wants-to-get-greenland-without-excessive-force</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:07:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNOVblpqywOA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNOVblpqywOA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Toughens Greenland Rhetoric Before Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-14/trump-toughens-greenland-rhetoric-before-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-01-14/trump-toughens-greenland-rhetoric-before-meeting</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:15:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3_HNrprcJEA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3_HNrprcJEA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Trump urged Iranians to continue protests against the government of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and warned he would “act accordingly” once he gets a sense for how many of the demonstrators have been killed. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Chides Europe For ‘Talking Too Much’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-09/donald-trump-chides-europe-for-talking-too-much</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-09/donald-trump-chides-europe-for-talking-too-much</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:05:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0cHKmAL4C1A/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0cHKmAL4C1A/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump, center right, and Friedrich Merz, Germany&apos;s chancellor, center left, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Relations between Washington and Berlin are tense amid issues ranging from trade imbalances to support for Kyiv. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witkoff in Moscow as Putin Threatens Vessels of Ukraine’s Allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-02/witkoff-in-moscow-as-putin-threatens-vessels-of-ukraine-s-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-02/witkoff-in-moscow-as-putin-threatens-vessels-of-ukraine-s-allies</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:15:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igru1MD.jYdk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igru1MD.jYdk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the main session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) and made evaluations on the issues on the agenda in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images) Photographer: Anadolu/Anadolu</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin Says No Final Version of Trump’s Peace Plan Exists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get Caught Up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-27/putin-says-no-final-version-of-trump-s-peace-plan-exists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-27/putin-says-no-final-version-of-trump-s-peace-plan-exists</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:00:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE5QZcmksXVg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iE5QZcmksXVg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Vladimir Putin Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves Raises Taxes After Day of Budget Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-26/rachel-reeves-raises-taxes-after-day-of-budget-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-26/rachel-reeves-raises-taxes-after-day-of-budget-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:19:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9ain.20JjKE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9ain.20JjKE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on Nov. 26. Source: UK Parliament</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europeans Support Zelenskiy’s Pushback Against US-Russia Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-21/europeans-support-zelenskiy-s-pushback-against-us-russia-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-21/europeans-support-zelenskiy-s-pushback-against-us-russia-plan</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itp2ASdaLLyk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itp2ASdaLLyk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Emmanuel Macron with European leaders at the Coalition of the Willing Summit, in Paris, on Sept. 4. Photographer: Ludovic Marin/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia’s War Chest May Be Shrinking Over Oil Woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-11/russia-s-war-chest-may-be-shrinking-over-oil-woes-evening-briefing-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-11/russia-s-war-chest-may-be-shrinking-over-oil-woes-evening-briefing-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:00:38 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBGil17MlKck/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iBGil17MlKck/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Fairchem Conquest tanker at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he’d impose a 50% tariff on Indian exports to the US — half of which includes a penalty for purchases of Russian oil. Photographer: Abeer Khan/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takeover Saga for Obesity Drugmaker Metsera Heats Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-04/takeover-saga-for-obesity-drugmaker-metsera-heats-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-04/takeover-saga-for-obesity-drugmaker-metsera-heats-up</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJtyQBKQ._aQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJtyQBKQ._aQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrocketed 300% from 2020 to 2022.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo and Pfizer Spar Over Metsera in Search for Obesity Drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-30/novo-and-pfizer-spar-over-metsera-in-search-for-obesity-drugs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-30/novo-and-pfizer-spar-over-metsera-in-search-for-obesity-drugs</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Alexander]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:08:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icg9QZeAts30/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icg9QZeAts30/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Maziar Mike Doustdar, Executive Vice President, International Operations at Novo Nordisk, 8 May 2024. (Singapore Press via AP Images) Photographer: Kelvin Chng/SPHOL</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>